Completing an LA Tourist Race has always been a fascination of mine, but in its four years of existence I haven’t gone all in on an attempt until now. Given a specific number of checkpoints, it’s always a big conversation how you plan your route where you trade off distance for difficulty. As part of […]
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While the Lost Coast was central to this adventure, it felt like bad planning at this point to add yet another herculean effort after never experiencing anything of this sort. Day three featured the same amount of gain, but this time over 140 miles meaning most of the vert would be sublte. I didn’t want
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With the LA Tourist Race coming to help kick off the gravel (if you choose) adventure season, so does the influx of questions to GBC for what to do. It’s a lot easier just to make a video to give a clear understanding for what I’m thinking, but also to let people know that what
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The question you have to ask yourself biking the Lost Coast is how many days do you want to put in? Even if you’re credit card camping like I did, clearly it’s a multiple day journey but with limits how you can break it down. Day two fit that description with the longest stretch of
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RSVP for January 27th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed Grizzly Cycles is one of our favorite shops in California that brings the stoke and a proper place to kick off our Send It Series for 2024. This route is among our flattest as a good part of the route will follow some of the canals of the
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In theory, making my best of lists should be getting harder every year as I try to make it fresh covering new routes. While I have been expecting diminishing returns, I feel so lucky to be continually surprised. Part of 2023’s success came from exploring different regions uncovering even more inspiring adventures. Adding to the
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Gravel is always an adventure, but sometimes you dream bigger and biking the Lost Coast is as ambitious as it can get. There’s a romantic quality riding along the coastline in Northern California that edges out Big Sur for me how it’s remoteness is balanced out with a number of communities rooted in the 19th
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RSVP for December 16th on Facebook or Strava to stay informed DOWNLOAD the .fit or .gpx files A couple of months ago, we had a such blast at Maverick Cycles’ Gravel and Burgers that I instantly knew we had to have a Send It to bring in the greater GBC community. If you haven’t been to this Whittier enclave,
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RSVP for November 25th on Facebook or Strava to keep up on details A late addition to our Send It series, but if you need an excuse to get out for one of our favorite routes in Los Angeles, here’s your calling card. Our November edition will return to the highest point in the City
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I’m an opportunity seeker and it’s far easier when you have prior experience to help guide you. Last year, I got to ride Butte Meadows above Chico with Medhi organizing taking us into the vast Lassen National Forest leaving with the feeling there was so much more to explore. Knowing I was coming through town,
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